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Originally appearing in Volume V01, Page 191 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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ADEPT (if used as a substantive pronounced adept, if as an See also:adjective adept; from See also:Lat. adeptus, one who has Attained)  , completely and fully acquainted with one's subject, an See also:expert . The word implies more than acquired proficiency, a natural inborn aptitude . In olden times an See also:adept was one who was versed in magic, an alchemist, one who had attained the See also:great secrets of the unknown .

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